Top Headlines

• Egypt’s top constitutional court upholds law restricting street protests
• Egypt’s president Sisi starts 2-day visit to United Arab Emirates
• Egyptian pound hits lowest exchange rate against USD since flotation
• Egypt sharply increases customs duties as it seeks to curb imports
• An Egyptian MP says Naguib Mahfouz should have been prosecuted for violating public morality

 President Sisi visits UAE ( Photo via Ahram)

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Sinai Province publishes photographs of assault on Al-Arish army checkpoint
• Dollar climbs to EGP 18 at banks on Monday
• Sugar shortage persists, price of kilo reaches LE15
• Russia to sign nuclear plant contract before end of 2016
• Switzerland to decide whether to lift or extend Mubarak’s assets freeze in February
• Egypt parliament committee rejects abolishing of jail terms for “violating public decency”

Tuesday

• World tourism organizations call on UK to lift travel ban to Sharm el-Sheikh
• A Cairo court sentences eight to life for joining ISIS
• Prosecution summons deputy head of Doctors Syndicate Mona Mina for questioning
• Egyptian government files new appeal against administrative court’s annulment of Red Sea Island deal
• Egypt MP says Naguib Mahfouz should have been prosecuted for violating public morality
• Egyptian government plans second phase of economic reforms
• Interior ministry warns Egyptians against participating in “foreign phone surveys”
• Egyptian government agrees to settle with Mubarak-era trade minister Rashid

 Wednesday

• Egyptian pound hits lowest exchange rate against USD since flotation
• Egypt’s parliament swiftly passes NGO law amid criticism
• Egyptian government’s decision to exempt poultry from import taxes angers local producers
• Egypt’s tourist numbers increase 7percent in October against September 2016
• Egyptian military court sentenced leading Brotherhood figures over ‘Ismailia court complex’ case
• Dozens of rare Islamic books seized at Cairo Airport on way to Doha

 Thursday

• Egypt’s president Sisi starts 2-day visit to the United Arab Emirates
• Government shuts down libraries owned by rights activist Gamal Eid
• Egypt FM signs antiquities property agreement with US Secretary of State
• Egyptian Nubian activists postpone protests against sale of Toshka and Forkund for one month
• General-prosecution refers a man accused of killing CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank to court

 Friday

• Egypt’s foreign minister meets with US House speaker during a visit to Washington
• Egypt increases tariffs on “luxury imports”
• Germany operates 110 flights weekly to Egyptian destinations

 Saturday

• Egypt’s top constitutional court upholds law restricting street protests
• UK criticizes new NGO law calling it “a step backwards”
• Deputy head of doctors union Mona Mina is released on LE1000 bail after questioning
• Egypt accepts six bids for oil and gas exploration

Sunday

• The Egyptian presidency has denied any modifications to the President -Sisi’s latest visit to the UAE
• Egyptian air force and navy will participate in the joint Greek Egyptian military exercise
• MPs and rights activists debate controversial new NGO law
• Jailed Egyptian novelist Naji on 2nd presidential pardon list: : Committee Member
• Hamas radio: 3 bodies recovered from flooded Gaza tunnel
• Higher Press Council boycotts discussion of new media laws in parliament
• Egypt’s Women Make Squash History Taking Top Three Spots in World ranking

Good Reports

• What are the implications of the Supreme Constitutional Court decision to strike down Article 10 of the protest law? Mostafa Mohie
• Palestinians of Egypt: Collateral damage since 2013. Heba Afify
• Members of Parliament go against constitution to preserve “public decency”. Beesan kassab

Good Read

• Egypt’s unlikely ardor for Trump. Oren Kessler
• The setback of the NGO law. Ziad Bahaa Eldin

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